{"id":17891,"date":"2015-02-09T12:02:20","date_gmt":"2015-02-09T17:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=17891"},"modified":"2016-02-10T16:55:51","modified_gmt":"2016-02-10T21:55:51","slug":"best-valentines-day-cheese-plate-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/best-valentines-day-cheese-plate-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Valentine\u2019s Day Cheese Plate Ever"},"content":{"rendered":"

Interesting things pop up when you type the words \u201csexy cheese\u201d into Google, as we did in an attempt to create a perfect Valentine\u2019s Day cheese plate this year. To save you the trouble\u2014and potential trauma\u2014of doing that, we\u2019ve compiled a few cheeses that will make your love\u2019s heart swoon (or at least pitter-patter with cheese anticipation).<\/p>\n

There are a few cardinal rules for putting together a beautiful cheese plate that says, \u201cI love you so much that I\u2019m willing to forego hoarding all of the cheese in the cheese drawer for myself\u201d: Stick to three or four cheeses with a variety of flavors and textures based on color, type of milk, or hardness of the cheese; and plan on two ounces of cheese per person. As with any cheese platter presentation, including some additions like crusty french bread, spiced nuts, grapes, figs, olives, crackers, chocolate, or cured meats helps balance flavors. Here at culture<\/strong>, we think the perfect relationship is fun, romantic, sometimes fancy, and a little funky. For this year\u2019s Valentine\u2019s Day cheese plate, we\u2019ve chosen one cheese for each of these four categories. We\u2019re deep, guys.<\/p>\n

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Fun Cheese Plate<\/h2>\n

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Photo Credit: Serious Eats<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Flavor-infused cheeses and those with flavored rinds make quite an impression as part of a Valentine\u2019s Day cheese plate. Choose a cheese with a flavor you both love like a Raspberry BellaVitano<\/a> or trendy chocolate-infused cheeses<\/a>. Think about garnishing the plate with raspberries or nuggets of good-quality dark chocolate to emphasize these flavors. And lest you need to coax your honey to your Plate O\u2019 Love, leave a trail of these pink-tinted cheese curds<\/a> made especially for Valentine\u2019s Day. Who needs rose petals when you can say, \u201cI curd<\/em> love you forever\u201d with cheese?<\/p>\n

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Funky Cheese Plate<\/h2>\n

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\"Vermont<\/a>

Vermont Creamery’s Bonne Bouche | Photo Credit: Vermont Creamery<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cI\u2019ll love you \u2018til you\u2019re wrinkled and grey,\u201d we whisper on occasion, not to our plus-ones but to a petite orb of ash-ripened Bonne Bouche<\/a>, a lovely delicate cheese that upholds the funky category of any cheese plate. A favorite to come out of Vermont Creamery, this petit fromage<\/i> is only three inches in diameter and one inch high, but size doesn\u2019t matter for this wonderful specimen of goat\u2019s milk magic. Reminiscent of a triple-cr\u00e8me or brie, this cheese will make you not only feel like you\u2019re on Cloud 9 but also like you\u2019re spreading Cloud 9 on a cracker. As you feed your honey-bunch a bit of this dairy deliciousness, impress them with your newly-acquired French skills: \u201cBonne Bouche\u201d (pronounced \u201cBun Boosh<\/em>\u201d) means \u201cgood mouthful.\u201d We think you\u2019ll agree.<\/p>\n

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Romantic Cheese Plate<\/h2>\n

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\"River's<\/a>

River’s Edge True Love Ch\u00e8vre | Photo Credit: Oregon Wine Press<\/a><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

A few cheeses caught our eyes as grand contenders for the romantic cheese spot on our plate (like Brin D\u2019Amour<\/a>, an herb-covered cheese whose name means \u201cbreath of love\u201d or Coeur de Neufchatel<\/a>, a French cheese that woos snacking lovebirds with its heart shape). In the end, though, our romantic cheese winner is River\u2019s Edge True Love<\/a> (and who doesn\u2019t want to serve up a bit of true love on a platter on the most romantic day of the year?). This cheese is a goat\u2019s milk ch\u00e8vre coated in rose petals and jasmine buds and is as beautiful as it is delicious. True Love definitely gives new meaning to the term \u201cbloomy rind.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Fancy Cheese Plate<\/h2>\n

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\"Hook's<\/a>

Hook’s 15-Year Cheddar<\/p><\/div>\n

Add a little fancy feistiness to your Valentine\u2019s Day cheese plate with Hook\u2019s 15-year Aged Cheddar<\/a>. The decadence of cutting nibbles off of a block of cheese potentially older than your relationship is unsurpassable. And this cheese comes with bling, too: slightly crunchy \u201ccrystals,\u201d a sign of a bold-flavored and extra-aged cheese, are studded throughout. These naturally-occurring and oft-sought-after crystals are, according to Cheese Underground<\/a>, a \u201cbite of heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n

Feel free to choose other cheeses for your romantic cheese plate that mean something to the two of you (“Remember that time I ate the entire block of aged gouda you were saving for your work party? Surprise!”). It will be great. We brie-lieve in you.<\/p>\n

Photo Credit: Featured image of heart-shaped gouda cheese courtesy of picturepartners via Shutterstock<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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